Description

In between the two goddesses stands Cupid

the scene is Smithfield

while crowds line the banks to watch

with visitors walking outside

A woman and boy pass by under a street lamp

The butcher cannon In between the two goddesses'The butcher', 1740; the scene is Smithfield, by St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1740. In the foreground stands an ox skin arranged in an upright position and embellished with the tools of the butcher's trade, while stockmen and dogs drive an ox in the background. Below the view are humorous descriptive verses.

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